Official Twitter account of the Kentucky Democratic Party.
Mar 25, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
The murky connections between corporate charter school developers and the Republican legislators who voted this week to funnel taxpayer dollars their way raise serious questions about conflicts of interest in the Kentucky General Assembly.
Here’s what we know 🧵⬇️
1. Their bill, HB9, mandates one of two required charter school pilots be in Covington. Republican Rep. Chad McCoy, HB9’s sponsor, specifically mentioned the Northern Kentucky riverfront as a potential location and falsely called NKY an "education desert." kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/…
Feb 15, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Only six weeks into this session, the Republican supermajority has declared an unprecedented war on transparency, disregarding constituents and drawing outrage from accountability watchdogs and even conservative commentators.
In just over a month, Republican legislators have:
🔴 Introduced redistricting maps at the last minute with no public input, rammed them through in days with no public comment, and then lied repeatedly about their actions and who had input
Dec 31, 2021 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
Kentucky Democrats did big things this year. As we say goodbye to 2021, here are a few highlights:
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Under @GovAndyBeshear's leadership, we've experienced our best economic development year in KY history, shattering all previous records, including annual business investment and annual job growth — 17,000 new jobs this year alone!
May 25, 2020 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
The Kentucky Democratic Party is calling on Rep. Savannah Maddox to resign after photos surfaced of her with a man accused of participating in the hanging of Governor Beshear in effigy at a rally Sunday afternoon.
Thread to follow:
Statement from Ky Dems chair Ben Self: "Rep. Maddox had a chance to do the right thing and apologize and disavow the white supremacists she instigated at previous rallies. Now, thanks to increasingly radical rhetoric from Maddox and others, a real threat has been made at the..."
Feb 8, 2019 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
The House Election Contest Board has gaveled in. #kyga19
And true to form, GOP-led committee takes a recess out of the gate #kyga19
Feb 7, 2019 • 14 tweets • 6 min read
The governor's State of the Commonwealth speech is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight. Follow along with us as we present the reality against what's likely to be a speech full of exaggeration. You can watch the speech online at ket.org/legislature/
FACT CHECK: Bevin talks about economic development during his first term, but research shows: “Kentucky’s Economic Performance Falls Short of Claims Based on Corporate Announcements” kypolicy.org/kentuckys-econ…
